2018 iPad Pro models rumored to feature super fast A11X Bionic chip

Now that Apple has finally launched the completely redesigned iPhone X, fans of the company are naturally curious about how the company will update the rest of its devices. Presumably, the iPad Pro is up next, and we have already seen plenty of rumors swirling around about the next edition of the tablet. It will probably be a few months before we hear anything official, but earlier this week, an industry source gave us another hint about the next iPad.

Following the naming convention of previous chips, the new SoC will purportedly carry the name “A11X Bionic.” The sources claim that the chip will feature three high-powered “Monsoon” cores and five efficient “Mistral” cores. Like the A11 chip in the iPhone 8/X, the A11X is also said to feature TSMC’s integrated fan-out wafer-level packaging.

If Apple does plan to bring the technology that makes the iPhone X such a radical step forward to the iPad Pro, the look of the iPad Pro will inevitably change. In addition to Face ID, rumors also point to the 2018 iPad Pro shrinking the bezels on the tablet and removing the Home button. If Apple wants to sustain the momentum that the iPad picked up in 2018, making a faster, sleeker device with innovative new features would certainly make sense.